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For he has said, `It profits a man nothing That he should delight himself with God.`
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An Inference, Not a Quote
Commentators agree that Elihu is not quoting Job directly. Instead, he is drawing a harsh conclusion from Job's earlier laments (). This highlights how our words, especially when spoken from a place of pain, can be easily misinterpreted or twisted to mean something more extreme than we intended.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For he has said, It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself in God - That is, there is no advantage in piety, and in e…
19th Century
Anglican
It profits a man nothing. Compare what Job had said (Job 9:20–22; Job 9:30–31; Job 10:6–7; [Re…
Baptist
He did not mean that Job actually went into the company of the wicked; but that, in saying that it had been no profit to him to delight himself wit…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For he has said Not plainly and expressly, but consequentially; what it was thought might be inferred from what he h…
Elihu calls upon those present to decide with him concerning Job's words. Even the simplest Christian, whose mind is enlightened, whose heart is sa…
13th Century
Catholic
After accusing Job of wanting to dispute with God, Elihu begins to dispute two points he had already mentioned (Job 33:9–12; [Reference…
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